The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
FANEUIL HALLS RI0TING.
THE CRADLE OF LIBERTY THREAT
ENED By THE QUEENS HATBRS.

Nearly Killed-None to Respond to
the Toast, "The President"
The following special of June 81 to the
World from Boston, gives graphic des-
cription of the attempt of the Irish Ameri-
cans in that city to prevent the British
| Americans from celebrating the jubilee in
Faneuil Hall:
! 1t was only through elaborate prepare
tions and hard work by the police that
mob was prevented from attacking Faneuil
Hall tonight and driving out those who
were celebrating the Queens jubilee. Since
the agitation over the question of permit
ting Faneuil Hall, the ''cradle of liberty"
to be used by those who wished to honor
the Queen, q feeling of Indignation has
| been raised. The Aldermen voted to let the
hall to the British Charitable Society, and
| then were petitioned to revoke the permit
Many prominent persons opposed the action
of the city fathers, and the matter was
brought before them again for reconsidera-
| ton. On the vote the Aldermen decided, 6
| to 6, not to rescind the order, six Irish
American Aldermen favoring the with
zens then waited on the Mayor, but he re-
| fused to interfere, on the ground of lack of
| power to override the vote of the. Aldermen
III a matter THAI was wholly in their discre-
ton. Faneuil Hall has been frequently
| used for home rule meetings.
Yesterday those opposed to allowing the
use of Faneuil Hall to this society found
| that their efforts We're Of no avail, and they
| openly declared that if the friends of the
| Queen dared to enter Faneuil Hall they
would be mobbed and driven off. John
| Boyle O'Reilly, who is one of the best known
Irish-American residents, denounced the
British Society, and many others whose
voices carry weight used their influence
| against the jubilee ceremonies. While they
did not advise violence, their sentiments in
| tensified the feeling against the friends of
| the Queen.
The police were informed to-day that pre-
| parations were making to attack Faneuil
| Hall tonight and drive the British-Ameri-
cans from the streets wherever they were
found. The society also heard of the
| threats, and asked the Mayor for police pro-
| lection. The Superintendent of Police was
notified that he would be held responsible
for the safety of life and property, and it is
| said that two companies of militia were
| held i'll their armories under orders. The
| evidences of determined spirit of violence
| were such that all the day force and every
| policeman that could be drawn from posts
uptown were ordered to report at the sta
tions near Faneul Hall at 6 o'clock The
| force of mounted police VINO patrol the
parks and suburban districts was ordered to
| report at police headquarters.
This afternoon the British Charitable So
ciety went on picnic to Oak Island, and
on their return the banquet was awaiting
them at Faneuil Hall. Long before they
got back a crowd began to gather in Dock
| square and the streets in the immediate
| vicinity of the hall Although the BANQUET
| ,at To 10 oio he
crowd was on hand soon after and kept
| growing in numbers A detail of some 200
| policemen was present to surround the build
ing and keep the crowd moving They
were busily employed in this until O'Clock,
when the proportions of the gathering wero
such that word was sent that knots of men
were scattered about the streets and could
not be moved. Details were sent to rein
force the men already on the ground, and
before long the four streets that surround
the hall were cleared.
1t was not half an hour, however, before
the crowd had again doubled, and tho pres
ence of so many policemen seemed to irri-
tate them. They yelled at the officers and
paid no attention to their orders unless
backed up by liberal use of the clubs. The
crowd surged in through the side streets,
! and drove the police before them until they
| had reached the entrance to Faneuil Hall
where the police made a stand. The crowd
pushed up to the building and called for the
British-Americans to come out and settle
the Irish question then and there. Then
| they pointed to the windows and shouted to
| the police to make way or they would be
driven Off The lights in the hall were turned
| down and some one yelled that the British
| ers had not yet arrived. This information
was greeted with cries of:
Lime up around the door!"
"We'll fix them when they comem
'Shoot the - Britishersln
A rush was made for the doors, and il
was only by closing them and massing two
! or three hundred policemen in front of the
mob that they were kept out of the hall.
| The rapidly increasing numbers and the
| violent disposition of the crowd alarmed the
police, and word was sent to police head
| quarters for more reinforcements. In
| answer to this troop of twenty mounted
police galloped down through Dock Square
and refined up in front of Faneuil Hall. They
| were at once surrounded by the crowd, who
Kissed them, but fell back when the reserves
began to arrive from half-dozen stations.
| While the new arrivals were maSsing on
| Market street band was heard in the rear
! of the hail. and q rush was made in that
direction. A cart containing ice cream for
the banquet was standing at the rear
entrance, and the horses were sent away on
a gallop, scattering the freezers in the street.
/
the hall, when some one shouted:
go in and clean out the placel" Before
an effort could be made to force an en-
trance the troop of mounted police swept
around the corner of the building and cut a
passage through the crowd. The charge
was so sudden that many were knocked
down and trodden under foot, and a howl
of curses End threats went up from the mob.
Bricks and clubs were thrown at the
mounted officers, and the crowd was gath
ering again when a large detail of police
came up from South Market street, and
with their clubs beat the mob away from
the doors. The crowd moved back to pile
of bricks and building material in front of
the Produce Exchange, but were scattered
again by the mounted police, who charged
them at full speed and rode upon the heels
of the crowd. While the bowling, cursing
mob was engaged in the rear by
the mounted police and those on foot,
who used their clubs freely and received the
! yells and misses and an occasional bricl1bat
from the rioters, detail of officers cleared
the space in front of Faneuil Hail. and drove
the scattered crowd up into Dock square.
| Half dozen policemen then leaped from a
patrol wagon and with heavy sledge-ham-
mers drove iron stakes into the pavement
| A chain was stretched across the street and
a Gordon of police was drawn up in front of
| it, The patrol wagon then went around to
Market street and, with stakes and chains,